Aamir Khan: Childhood revisited during TZP

First directorial venture, TAARE ZAMEEN PAR, is being touted as the fitting finale to the year 2007. The reason is obvious. TZP marks the return of actor par excellence, Aamir Khan, after a gap of almost one and a half years. The movie has in its arsenal a script (the most important parameter for the choosy actor), so strong and moving that it convinced Aamir to take over the reigns of direction from the creative director and writer, Amol Gupte. Read more...

Shilpas fine with Southy sleaze!

You must have not even heard of Shilpa Shetty’s Kannada blockbuster, ‘ Auto Shankar’ , which released about two years back in the south! The film however has it all that takes to being labelled as ‘controversial’, especially as it is all set to be released in Hindi and Tamil!The film which stars Shilpa Shetty alongside South superstar Upendra is the story of an auto rickshaw driver called Shankar, belonging to the middle class section of the society. Read more...

Jab We Met completes 50 days!!

Shree Ashtavinayak's blockbuster hit Jab We Met has completed 50 fabulous days at the box office! Directed by Imtiaz Ali, Jab We Met which stars Kareena and Shahid Kapoor has been running to packed houses for 6 weeks now and is the super duper hit of the season. Read more...

Trade Espresso: Same old story

It was a shocking Friday. Both the new releases tanked perhaps because of the lack of aggressive promotion. Sudhir Mishra’s Khoya Khoya Chand, masterful in its sets and ambience, could not grab the audience’s interest.Sanjay Gupta’s Dus Kahaniyaan was the other loser. Oddly enough, a couple of its screenings in Mumbai had faulty screenings. For example, Mumbai’s Apsara at the 10 a m screening began the Nana Patekar episode upside down, leading to hoots from the audience. Read more...

Im not insecure of anyone: Katrina

Ask her about Salman Khan and she breaks into a rash. Ask her about Akshay Kumar, ditto. Quiz her about the rumoured bad vibes with Bipasha Basu and she wants to throttle you then and there. All hazards considered, Katrina Kaif was interviewed by Hiren Kotwani who survived to tell the tale. Read more...

Ranbir's Amritsar Nightmare!!!

The last few days have been a startling see-saw for Ranbir Kapoor. While his shooting at the Golden Temple in Amritsar for Siddarth Anand's untitled film has gone off swimmingly, what transpired on Saturday night left the young actor shaken stirred and queasy.Ranbir had to be flown back from Amritsar to Mumbai via Delhi for an entertiament event organized by Sony Electronics. Read more...

I've no problem with John now

There was a time when Bebo found Bipasha's boyfriend John 'expressionless' but not anymore.She has a three-film deal with Shree Ashtavinayak whose recent release Jab We Met has rocked the box office and returned both Shahid and Bebo to the Bollywood mainstream.Now the production house has decided to cast her opposite John and poor Kareena has just no choice but to eat her own words.In a dramatic turnaround, Bebo has told a Mumbai tabloid that she has no problem working with John. Read more...

Hrithik Roshan takes a 6 week break

News of Superstar Hrithik Roshan nursing his bad knee has been circulating for quite a while now, but not many know that the actor had been neglecting treatment so far, in spite of his doctor and physiotherapist's instructions!Finally though, Hrithik has given-in to their advice and the actor is off to Singapore for 6 weeks of rigorous recuperation.Owing to some action packed performances in Krrish and Dhoom 2 , Hrithik had torn the ligament in his right knee and all though it caused him tremendous pain. Read more...

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Soha wants to be wicked and funny on screen

Her sweet and delicate presence in her last release Ahista Ahista was built on her image of an unspoilt beauty in pursuit of life's mysteries, but Soha Ali Khan is keen to change that by doing funny and dark roles. Read more...

Ash-Abhishek will have a blooming destiny

Hours after Bollywood's hottest couple made their much-speculated relationship official, astrologers are predicting a smooth run for Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai.Varanasi-based renowned astrologer Rameshwar Upadhyaya speculated the actors' wedding could not be delayed due to planetary positions." Read more...

Being at Tussauds does not interest me: Aamir Khan

Two tiny holes in the ears were filling out from four years of under-use. So, two earrings have come up, lest the detail is lost. Nor would the background children slip away unnoticed. Director of one film and clandestinely, they say, of many, Aamir Khan speaks of them as more than just detail."I think very few journalists today live up to their primary responsibility of reporting facts accurately and responsibly. Read more...

The Don gang in Delhi

Shah Rukh Khan showed off his skill with the ladies when he came to Delhi for a polo match recently.And the most obvious rapport was with the lady who came to the capital with him from Mumbai – Priyanka Chopra. The Don co-actors yapped non-stop throughout the match. Priyanka was understandably excited, since it was her first ever polo match. Read more...

Madhuri's director blames critics over

The director of "Aaja Nachle", Madhuri Dixit's comeback film, has blamed critics for hurting the film at the box office through their negative reviews.The much-hyped film narrates the story of a divorced New York-based choreographer who returns to India to save a theatre, where she learnt her first moves, from demolition.It marks the return of Dixit, Bollywood's dancing queen, after a six-year hiatus and was eagerly awaited by her fans as well as the industry.But critics panned "Aaja Nachle", which opened last week, blaming its loose plot for the film's failure to connect with the audiences." Read more....

Court to cancel registration of Rani's Shirdi land

Mumbai, Dec 4: A court today said that the registration of the land, purchased by Bollywood star Rani Mukherjee in Shirdi which attracted much controversy, will be cancelled as the actor purchased it illegally.Rani's land, which has been in the quagmire of controversy for the past one month or so, was declared illegal by a court today.The state government is to take possession of the land.Wanting to build a house in Shirdi in Ahmednagar district, Mukherjee had purchased 11,000 square feet land in 2005 from a farmer Sampat More. Read more...

Bowled over by Ranbir-Sonam

A hand-written letter and a beautiful bunch of flowers would remain the highest compliment received by the Saawariya stars Ranbir and Sonam Kapoor.The mega-star not only loved their performances he also compared the two newcomers' performances and their romantic liaison in Saawariya to a Beethoven symphony.The Big B gets distinctly poetic while describing Ranbir and Sonam. "Have you heard Beethoven's symphony? There's loud orchestra followed by a thin flute sound…This was the genius composer's interpretation of desire and destiny…The detiny loud and ominous, the desire soft and gentle.It's like the two protagonists in Saawariya. Read more...

SRK's new gift for Farah

We have heard of Karan Johar going shopping in London department stores to buy maternity clothes for Farah Khan, but a better gift came the pregnant ace Bollywood choreographer’s way from best friend Shah Rukh Khan.No, it isn’t the new car he recently gifted her, that was to compliment her on the success of Om Shanti Om . The Bollywood Badshah’s gift for the mother-to-be was a book on baby names!Farah was floored when SRK, the father of Aryan (10) and Suhana (7), came back from one of his London trips with the book. “It’s probably one of his sweetest gestures,” said Farah.“But,” she cracked up into laughter, “the big joke is the book has only English names like John, George, and James. The book is by a London publisher and would naturally have only English names. When I pointed this out to Shah Rukh, he was confused, and sweetly apologetic. Read more...

Shahid & I are still friends: Kareena

Jab We Met has done wonders for Kareena's sagging career and turned her into the hottest property in Bollywood. We hear that now Bebo is now going to feature in a private music video for the first time to be directed by Sangeeth Sivan.The music video has been scored by the chartbusting music director Pritam who recently gave the musical super hit Jab We Met. The music album will be a compilation of the title track and some of the hit songs from Saregama's library. Read more...

Controversy no help for Aaja Nachle

Controversies mostly act as oxygen for films. However, the row over the objectionable lyrics in Aaja Nachle that led to a brief ban on the film in some states, couldn't work wonders for it.According to box-office reports, Madhuri Dixit's much-awaited comeback vehicle opened to a poor response of 25 to 30 percent across the country and hasn't set the cash registers ringing yet. Read more...

Soha Ali Khan thrown out!!!

According to a latest news, Soha, who had been signed to play Chandramukhi in a Pritish Nandy Communications, is now being replaced by another hottie however, Shiney Ahuja and Lara Dutta will continue to play Devdas and Paro respectively.Changes in script have cost Soha this coveted role of Chandramukhi in Sudhir Mishra’s modern interpretation of ‘Devdas’.Mishra’s film will be entirely different from Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Devdaas.The story of Mishra’s ‘Devdas’ is set in the political world. Read more...

Amisha: I can't do anything Vulgar

Amisha's natural look, her peaches and cream complexion and personal life makes news as much as her professional life.With sky high accomplishments, Amisha reassures herself and her fans time and again that its work that keeps her going. She feels that the role should be meaningful and it doesn’t matter whether it’s glamorized or deglamorized. Read more...

It is my last comdey: Akshay

Having gone through a super successful year with three top-ranking comedies, Namastey London, Heyy Babyy and Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Akshay Kumar is gearing up for the release of Welcome, his next big laugh-out-loud comedy, releasing on December 20 worldwide.Welcome, being touted as the biggest release of Eid and Christmas, marks the return of the Akshay-Katrina pairing for a third time, besides assembling the biggest ensemble cast comprising Paresh Rawal, Anil Kapoor, Feroz Khan, Nana Patekar & Mallika Sherawat under one roof.Akshay, shooting for Singh Is King in Australia at present, laughs, "Earlier, everyone said I was synonymous with action. Read more...

Deepika now Saif's eyecandy

Now it's Saif's turn to become become a producer and like his good friend SRK, chhote nawab is also looking forward to cast Deepika 'Shanti' Padukone in a lead role opposite him.The actor has already finalized a project titled ‘Agent Vinod’, to be directed by Sriram Raghavan next year. In all likelihood, the film will star Saif’s latest flame Kareena Kapoor.But now, rumours have it that Saif is eager to start another film before ‘Agent Vinod’. Read more....

Aamir-Amitabh: War of words

Big B Aamir Khan war of words is heating up everyday. Aamir in a recent media interview panned director Sanjay Leela Bhansali for his handling of the film Black terming it 'insensitive and manipulative.' He also termed the performances of the actors 'over the top'.The criticism did not go down well with Amitabh Bachchan. In an interview with a tabloid he was asked what he thought about Aamir's 'over the top' remark."I cannot comment whether my performance was towering or not, but Aamir may be right on the other maybe the performances did go 'over the top' of his head!" Amitabh responded.In his response to Bachchan's outburst, Aamir Khan posted a blog entry that was calm and matter of fact."I have the highest regard for Mr Bachchan and I am very big fan of his work. Probably one of the biggest. I believe that he along with Mr Dilip Kumar are among my two favourite actors of Indian Cimema. Read more...

Film back in U.P., Punjab theatres

Bollywood actor Madhuri Dixit’s comeback film “Aaja Nachle” was back in theatres in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, with the authorities in these States giving the green signal after some controversial lines were removed from the title song.Notification issuedA decision to allow the screening of the film in Punjab was taken by the State government late on Saturday night, D.S. Guru, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, said.A notification in this regard was issued on Sunday.An official spokesman in Chandigarh said the authorities in Haryana had asked the district magistrates to ensure that the objectionable part of the film’s title number was deleted before public exhibition. Read more...